Wielokulturowość współczesnego społeczeństwa wyzwaniem dla edukacji i kształcenia ustawicznego
Multiculturalism of modern society – a challenge for education and lifelong learning

Summary/Abstract: One of the main problems associated with the phenomenon of multiculturalism of modernsociety is the question of intercultural education and its role in preparing secondary schoolgraduates and employees to work and coexist in a multicultural environment. A particularlyimportant aspect of its activities is in the sphere of the development of appropriate humanattitudes and cultural and legal awareness, as well as respect for the standards and the rulesof social interaction arising from cultural diversity. Developing intercultural competence includingimproving knowledge, developing skills and attitudes regarding relationships and humanfunctioning in a culturally diverse society is therefore an important area of activity in schools,universities and centres of postgraduate education. The aim of this paper is to discuss issuesrelated to multicultural societies and the challenges for education and lifelong learning thatresult from the phenomenon of multiculturalism.

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